Where does “aí” come from?

aí (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi a'y, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aʔɨ — sloth.

aí (Nheengatu): sloth

Definitions

  1. sloth

Ancestry of “aí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupia'ybrown-throated sloth
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*aʔɨsloth
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aʔɨ →Every word from Old Tupi a'y →
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